In the senior women’s race Tara Krzywicki led off on the opening stage to set the fastest overall individual time of 16:42.

Laura Johnson (18.57) further increased Charnwood’s lead on the second leg leaving Katie Lomas (18.11) well clear to bring the team home to victory in a combined time of 53.50.

The Charnwood B team also recorded a sub one hour time to take the bronze medal with a combined time of 58:36 with their squad of Amber-Sian Magee (19:08), Lucy Hall (19:29) and Michelle Hooton (19:59).

Charnwood’s women’s U20 team of Kim Jalland (20:27), Isabelle Perry (23:57) and Grace Hobbs (19:18) finished in a combined time of 63:42 for victory in the U20 event (and would have placed them in sixth place overall in the senior event).

Charnwood were also defending the senior men’s trophy but eventually finished runners-up to Owls in 64:32 with Ben Lacey (15:46), Mark Crofts (16:19), Richard Brown (16:39) and Steve Mears (15:48).